Cape Charles Air Force Station
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Cape Charles Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of Townsend, Virginia. It was closed in 1981. From 1941 to 1948 it was Fort John Custis of the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps. Since 1984 the site has been in the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge. For this article's purposes the term "Fort John Custis" includes the nearby Fisherman Island.[1]
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Cape Charles Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
Coordinates | 37°07′58″N 075°57′11″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Code | ADC ID: P-56, NORAD ID: Z-56 |
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Condition | mostly demolished |
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Built | 1950 |
Built by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
In use | 1950-1981 |
Demolished | 1980s |
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Garrison | 771st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
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Fort John Custis | |
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Part of Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay | |
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Condition | partly demolished, 16-inch gun battery remains |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 |
Built by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
In use | 1941–1948 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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